AWP is so overwhelming the first time. I like it, though.
AWP is so overwhelming the first time. I like it, though.
I want to watch both.
Insane.
If youβre going to AWP, and plan to stay at the Hyatt Inner Harbor, I have news: they oversold it. Iβm in one half of a suite w a pullout couch. Some guy told me they tried to put him in a conference room.
Can someone please come over and pack my bag for AWP? I donβt know what to wear.
My tombstone will read: She could be guilted into attending events.
Oh good grief. But also: not surprising.
If youβre going to AWP this week, come say hi.
Iβm cheap!
If you're heading to AWP in Baltimore next week--I'll be there, too. Here is my panel. Come say hi.
FYI, I will be on NPRβs All Things Considered at 5:40 PM or 7:40 PM EST tonight. Iβm talking about the current media landscape as it pertains to books.
The title is self-explanatory. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...
Publishing, what are we doing here? A guidebook to prison?https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taylor-sheridan-first-book-how-to-not-die-in-prison-1236513557/
The thing that stuck out to me was how much publishers will have to avoid the daytime/late-night talk shows when publishing a politician's book. The View has always been an important stop in those PR campaigns.
Publishers are going to have to consider this equal time nonsense/networks bowing down when they want to acquire books by politicians. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
I wrote about the disappearing book review landscape. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...
He loves this toy that heβs going to destroy.
You don't want to see what goes on on Threads. It is undefeated in spreading misinformation and opinions about trad publishing.
I have been listening to the audiobook of Virginia Guiffre's memoir. What happened to her and all the survivors is horrific. It cannot be ignored.
Not a single conservative publisher would have given a book a second thought if the tables were turned. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
Heβs happy because he just destroyed a stuffed toy.
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I wrote about yesterdayβs NYT piece where we met authors who βwriteβ romance using AI. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...
I wrote something personal + listed ways to help Minnesota. Please pass it along. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...
Really proud of my husband for working crazy hours yesterday to help get this out today. Springsteen, Streets of Minneapolis.
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Yesterday, I wrote a piece about Belle Burden's book and why it should not be #1 on the NYT Bestseller List. It's pretty egregious of the Times, IMO. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...
This indie bookstore in MN is doing good work for people. Give them business. www.commabookshop.com
Hereβs a website with all the ways you can help people in Minnesota. Pass it on. www.standwithminnesota.com
Had a great convo with @bradlisti.bsky.social on his podcast. Take a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...